exploration activity

Gold is glowing and critical minerals are warming up as cash returns to the ground in a cautious comeback for Aussie exploration companies

After a shaky start to 2025, the Australian exploration sector appears to be tentatively turning a corner.

By Jamie Wade on September 12, 2025
Costs, Financial Planning, Cost Control, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Risk, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Development Stages, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling, Exploration technologies and methodologies
Australia, Western Australia, Pilbara, Goldfields-Esperance, Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, North America, United States, Canada, South America, Africa, Europe
Industrial Minerals, Strategic Minerals, Graphite, Lithium, Precious Metals, Energy Minerals, Gold, Silver, Coal (Thermal and Metallurgical), Base Metals, Uranium, Copper, Natural Gas, Aluminium/Bauxite, Petroleum (Crude Oil), Tungsten, Rare Earth Elements

Gold glitters as exploration stumbles: Aussie miners dig deep in a shifting landscape, balancing boom and bust in the hunt for the next big find

The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals a mixed landscape for mineral exploration in Australia during the December 2024 quarter.

By Jamie Wade on March 10, 2025
Costs, Cost Control, Risk, Risk Assessment, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling, Exploration technologies and methodologies
Australia
Base Metals